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Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR), submitted the following statement for the record as the OGR Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care & Entitlements held a hearing on "The Department of Energy's Strategy for Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas." OnFebruary 6, Turner introduced the .Expedited LNG for American Allies Act.
In a letter sent to Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Admiral Robert Papp, the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has committed the Coast Guard to update its policies regarding sexual assault to ensure they are in alignment with the STRONG Act. The STRONG Act requires the development of sexual assault prevention and response training at every level of professional development in the armed services.
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement after reports have emerged that the Obama Administration will reverse course and place ground-based interceptors at missile silos in Alaska and California. Turner for years has been advocating for the placement of missiles in those silos to counter the threat of a missile attack on the homeland. Turner had offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which would have accomplished this.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (MA-3), Co-Chairs of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, sent a letter to Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley expressing their deep dismay regarding a recent decision by a military convening authority to disapprove and dismiss the adjudged General Court-Martial conviction and sentence of 31st Fighter Wing Inspector General, Lt Col James Wilkerson. The lawmakers have stated that they are "struggling to understand" how this decision could come to pass.
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces delivered the following remarks today at the McAleese/Credit Suisse Defense Program Conference:
McAleese/Credit Suisse Defense Forum - Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Congressman Michael R. Turner (OH-10)
Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
March 12, 2013
Good afternoon - I am honored to be here with you at today's conference.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee, lead fellow House Armed Services Committee members in sending a letter to President Obama focused on responding to the most recent provocative actions by North Korea. The letter is signed by Reps. Mike Rogers (AL-3), Joe Wilson (SC-2), Mike Coffman (CO-6), Mo Brooks (AL-5), Rob Bishop (UT-1) and Jim Bridenstine (OK-1).
Congressman Mike Turner, Co-Chair of the Auto Industry Pension Task Force was joined by fellow Task Force members in writing to request that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) provide them with an update on the status of final benefit determinations for the Delphi Salaried pension plan.
"As you know, over 20,000 salaried retirees had their hard-earned retirement drastically reduced when the PBGC terminated their pensions in July 2009….For too long, these retirees have withstood undue delays on the part of the PBGC to produce this determination," wrote the lawmakers.
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By Steve Bennish
Staff Writer
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, held a hearing on the Impacts of a Continuing Resolution and Sequestration on Acquisition, Programming and the Industrial base. Turner made the following opening statement: